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Date November 2020 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 20N.2.hl.TZ0.1d(i)
Level hl Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term State Question number d(i) Adapted from N/A
d(i).
[Maximum mark: 1]
20N.2.hl.TZ0.1d(i)

Chlorine undergoes many reactions.

(d(i))

State the type of reaction occurring when ethane reacts with chlorine to produce chloroethane.

[1]

Markscheme

«free radical» substitution/SR ✔


Do not accept electrophilic or nucleophilic substitution.

Examiners report

Many identified the reaction of chlorine with ethane as free-radical substitution, or just substitution, with some erroneously stating nucleophilic or electrophilic substitution.

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